Saturday, September 14, 2024

confusion afloat / zigzag splashes of patterned color

Above Dazzle-camouflaged Swedish cargo ship during World War I. Public domain. Digital coloring.

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Leslie Walker, The American: A Novel. New York: Putnam, 1970, p. 48—

She automatically smoothed down the thin crepe print dress she was wearing. Its zigzag splashes of patterned color were familiar to Palmer—Virginia had one like it—but there was no signature on the fabric, which meant it was an inexpensive imitation. The design reminded him of one of those World War I anti-U-boat camouflage dazzle patterns.